Lot
179

AN UNUSUAL BAMBOO ANIMAL-FORM CUP

17TH CENTURY

AN UNUSUAL BAMBOO ANIMAL-FORM CUP
17TH CENTURY
Well carved as a recumbent lion-like animal with ribbed chest, its legs tucked around the broad body and the large head alertly turned as it opens its jaws in warning, the curled brows, mane and tail finely detailed, the eyes inlaid in bone, the body hollowed for use as a cup when the animal is inverted and rested on its flat head
5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) across